IR 05000269/1992014
| ML16148A661 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 07/21/1992 |
| From: | Jerrica Johnson NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Hampton J DUKE POWER CO. |
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| EA-92-117, NUDOCS 9208110062 | |
| Download: ML16148A661 (5) | |
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Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 and 72-4 License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55 and SNM-2503 EA 92-117 Duke Power Company ATTN: Mr. J. W. Hampton Vice President Oconee Site P. 0. Box 1439 Seneca, SC 29679 Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
NOTICE OF VIOLATION (INSPECTION REPORT NOS.- 50-269/92-14, 50-270/92-14 AND 50-287/92-14)
This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. P. E. Harmon during the period May 24 - June 19, 199 The inspection included a review of activities authorized for your Oconee facility. At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with those members of your staff identified in the repor The report documenting this inspection was sent to you by letter dated June 29, 199 NRC concerns relative to the inspection findings were also discussed in an enforcement conference held on July 17, 1992, in the Region II office, Atlanta, GA. A list of attendees and a copy of your presentation materials are enclose Based on our evaluation of this inspection and the information provided at the enforcement conference, certain activities appeared to be in violation of NRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice). The violations have been categorized at Severity Level IV because of the low safety significance of this event, and the fact that operators retained the ability to manually operate the affected Emergency Feedwater train from the control room, and because of the availability of other sources of feedwater. These violations are nevertheless of concern because they indicate-weaknesses in your post trip review and event followup processes, especially since these problems were identified by the NRC resident inspector and not your staf Because an inadequate post trip review was performed, the "A" train of the Emergency Feedwater System was inoperable and went undetected during plant startup and operatio You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. In your response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent 9208110062 920721 PDR ADOCK 05000269
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recurrenc In particular, you should describe those actions taken or planned to improve the effectiveness of your oversight of the post trip review process and the process for evaluating past system operability upon identification of equipment failures. After reviewing your response to this Notice-,
including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirement In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790.of the NRC's "Rules of Practice",
a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Roo The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject.to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96-51 Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact u
Sincerely, Jon R. Johnson, Acting Director Division of Reactor Projects Enclosures:
1. Notice of Violation 2. List of Attendees 3. July 17, 1992, Enforcement Conference Handout cc w/encls:
A. V. Carr, Esq Duke Power Company 422-South Church Street Charlotte, NC 28242-0001 County Supervisor of Oconee County Walhalla, SC 29621 Robert B. Borsum Babcock and Wilcox Company Nuclear Power Generation Division Suite 525, 1700 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 cc w/encls cont'd:
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J. Michael McGarry, III, Es Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street, NW Washington, D. C. 20005 Office of Intergovernmental Relations 116 West Jones Street Raleigh, NC 27603 Heyward G. Shealy, Chief Bureau of Radiological Health South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia,.SC 29201 Manager, LIS NUS Corporation 2650 McCormick Drive Clearwater, FL 34619-1035 R. L. Gill Nuclear Production Department Duke Power Company P. 0. Box 1007*
Charlotte, NC 28201-1007 Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General N. C. Department of Justice P. 0. Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602 M. E. Patrick Compliance Duke Power Company P.O. Box 1439 Seneca, SC 29679 bcc w/encls:
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J. Lieberman, OE A..Herdt, RII A. Belisle, RII W. Miller, RII L. Weins, NRR G. Jenkins, RII J. Johnson, RII G. Lainas, NRR L. Reyes, RII Document Control Desk NRC Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Route 2, Box 610 Seneca, SC 29625
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